{"id":1626,"date":"2022-03-05T22:09:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T22:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bishopsstortfordclimategroup.org\/?page_id=1626"},"modified":"2024-06-07T18:40:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T17:40:46","slug":"community-orchard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bishopsstortfordclimategroup.org\/?p=1626","title":{"rendered":"Community orchards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Group\u2019s vision is that that there should be community orchards around the town with opportunities for volunteering and activities to enjoy the&nbsp;fruit trees&nbsp;and the biodiversity around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Community orchards generally provide value through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Community building, with the group taking responsibility for the orchard and for recruiting volunteers, including local residents and school communities, to plant and maintain it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Planting trees, which leave a legacy of historic varieties and their fruit harvest for future generations to enjoy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mitigating climate change, by acting as a carbon sink and oxygen generator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contributing to biodiversity, through adding plants and habitat for the benefit of pollinators and other species<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Providing green space for people to enjoy and learn from, including local schools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are interested in volunteering or donating to fund the planting of a tree please contact <a href=\\\"mailto:info@bishopsstortfordcommunityorchards.org\\\">info@bishopsstortfordcommunityorchards.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Northern Parkland community orchard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\\\"><img src=\\\"https:\/\/bishopsstortfordclimategroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Northern-Parkland.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-1635\\\" style=\\\"width:701px;height:369px\\\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Group\u2019s vision is that that there should be community orchards around the town with opportunities for volunteering and activities to enjoy the&nbsp;fruit trees&nbsp;and the biodiversity around them. Community orchards generally provide value through: If you are interested in volunteering or donating to fund the planting of a tree please contact info@bishopsstortfordcommunityorchards.org. Northern Parkland community&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bishopsstortfordclimategroup.org\/?p=1626\" title=\"Continue reading &lsquo;Community orchards&rsquo;\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bishopsstortfordclimategroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bishopsstortfordclimategroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bishopsstortfordclimategroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bishopsstortfordclimategroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bishopsstortfordclimategroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bishopsstortfordclimategroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1626\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bishopsstortfordclimategroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bishopsstortfordclimategroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bishopsstortfordclimategroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}